Off Topic · OT: Yankees get Teixiera (page 8)

Bonn, what's your point?

Are you arguing that the Yankees need to sign a few more older than average players to add depth "to deal with an above average number of injuries to our older than average team"?

Or are you arguing that the Yankees should keep spending and spending to get all stars at every position and even as backups?

Or maybe you're arging that they just need more depth to deal with the amount of injuries and down seasons that killed last year? That of course doesn't make sense because you're arguing adding Manny who plays LF and DH and the Yankees are already stocked at those positions.

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Posted by jaydh:

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best starting 5 in baseball.
best bullpen in baseball.
best closer in baseball.

oh i don't know.. btw, i'm sure i could pluck about 100 comments in the yanks thread.

i'll just talk about my post:

best starting 5 - who's better?
best bullpen - who's better?
best closer - who's better?

There's no point in even asking now. We have an old team that could easily have tons of injuries like last year. In all recent Cashman years we've looked better on paper than on the field.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/rost...

So they do have one of the oldes teams, and more importantly most of their key players are old.

& the Muts have an even older team... so what was the point of your last response to dj's post? most of the key players on the Yankees over 30 are some of the most durable players in baseball... Jeter, ARod, Mariano, Moose (last year), Andy... sure we have injuries just like every team in baseball has injuries... u think being young means u'r less likely to get injured? do u realize how many young 20 yo's that have to undergo Tommy John surgery every year or run into other arm issues?

Yes, adult humans are more injury-prone on average as they age and last year's injuries should not be surprising. Nor should a similar number this year. That's why we need to continue going overboard so that we can afford to deal with an above average number of injuries to our older than average team. At a minimum, get Manny and Andy. That would put us at a payroll right around the payroll we were able to afford last year.

u'r harping on getting younger because in your mind age = increased chance of injuries, but u wanna target 2 guys in their mid 30's... that makes a whole lotta sense.

You're great at changing the subject once you've been defeated on the current one.

show me where i'm trying to change the subject... the subject is your argument that the Yankees have an old roster that's going to be prone to injuries... then in your very next statement u say the Yankees need to target 2 FA's who are in their mid 30's... how do those 2 concepts correlate?

my argument has been that age doesn't necessarily factor in because some of the oldest players on this team are the most durable in baseball... i'll be happy to admit defeat when u disprove anything i've said... i'm not the one contradicting myself here, you are.

Posted by islesfan:

Bonn, what's your point?

Are you arguing that the Yankees need to sign a few more older than average players to add depth "to deal with an above average number of injuries to our older than average team"?

Or are you arguing that the Yankees should keep spending and spending to get all stars at every position and even as backups?

Or maybe you're arging that they just need more depth to deal with the amount of injuries and down seasons that killed last year? That of course doesn't make sense because you're arguing adding Manny who plays LF and DH and the Yankees are already stocked at those positions.

Manny's far better than any hitter we have in the outfield. The other DHs/LFers we have can serve as *his backup*/insurance players in case of injuries. Ideally, Cash Man would have gotten younger, healthier outfielders to back up Manny but that obviously didn't happen and we'd use Damon and/or Matsui as his back-up.

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 12-27-2008 08:58 AM]

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i don't hate the yankees at all, i respect a lot of their players. the fans are the tools.

this coming from a Mets fan that is so bored of talking about his own team he seeks the attention of Yankee fans on a Yankees thread, even if it's negative attention... seriously if you're so interested in the Yankees why don't u just admit you like them & call urself a Yankee fan? otherwise if u hate Yankee fans so much what the hell are you doing on a Yankees thread talking to them for? are u so starved for attention?

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Seriously. You know I've never been on the Mets thread once. NOT ONCE. The Mets, their team, their players, their new stadium and esp. their fans just don't interest me. Put it this way - if I'm bored outta my mind and nothing's on but the Mets, I'll just in the car and go to Blockbuster. Pass them right by on TV, in the papers... I just don't care about them. Nothing personally, but I just don't.

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Posted by TMS:

Posted by jaydh:

i don't hate the yankees at all, i respect a lot of their players. the fans are the tools.

this coming from a Mets fan that is so bored of talking about his own team he seeks the attention of Yankee fans on a Yankees thread, even if it's negative attention... seriously if you're so interested in the Yankees why don't u just admit you like them & call urself a Yankee fan? otherwise if u hate Yankee fans so much what the hell are you doing on a Yankees thread talking to them for? are u so starved for attention?

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Seriously. You know I've never been on the Mets thread once. NOT ONCE. The Mets, their team, their players, their new stadium and esp. their fans just don't interest me. Put it this way - if I'm bored outta my mind and nothing's on but the Mets, I'll just in the car and go to Blockbuster. Pass them right by on TV, in the papers... I just don't care about them. Nothing personally, but I just don't.

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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseba...

New Yankee Mark Teixeira called a gentleman, great player who will fit in

BY OREN YANIV
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Saturday, December 27th 2008, 5:29 PM

New Yankee Mark Teixeira should slip comfortably into pinstripes - he's a big-city guy who idolized Don Mattingly and once harbored contempt for the hated Red Sox.

The 28-year-old first baseman is known as a humble, hardworking ballplayer, low-maintenance in the clubhouse and high-impact on the diamond.

"He's a gentleman, he's a competitor and he'll get the job done," predicted Dave Norton, Teixeira's coach at Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore.

Although Teixeira grew up an Orioles fan in Severna Park, Md., he wore No. 23 as a tribute to Donnie Baseball - one of his pinstriped predecessors at first base.

"He admired Don Mattingly," recalled Norton, who remains friendly with the Gold Glove winner. "He admired the way that he played."

Teixeira was born into a baseball family. His mother, Margy, has several ballplaying brothers; his father, John (Tex) Teixeira, played baseball at the U.S. Naval Academy.

By the time Mark was 4, he was already swinging for the fences. The switch-hitting slugger finished high school in 1998 as one of the country's top prospects - and then had his run-in with the Sawx.

The Boston ballclub asked him to accept a predraft, $1.6 million bonus before selecting him in the first round. When Teixeira declined, the team leaked word that he was opting for college over a pro contract - and the first baseman's draft position plunged.

"The Red Sox had passed the word around that he's going to go to Georgia Tech so, for the first few rounds, everybody passed on him," Norton said.

Boston eventually picked him in the ninth round. Teixeira turned down a smaller offer and spent three stellar years at Georgia Tech.

"I don't think after what happened that I want any future involvement with the Red Sox," he told the Baltimore Sun in 1999.

Norton believes that's water under the bridge. "I think he forgot all about that," he said.

He reentered the draft in 2001, with the Texas Rangers making him the fifth player chosen in round one. He was in the majors just two years later, hitting 26 homers and 84 RBI as a rookie.

His breakout season came in 2005, when the 6-foot-3, 220-pounder hit .301 with 43 homers and 144 RBI. He was traded from Texas to Atlanta in midseason 2007, and from the Braves to the Angels last July.

Teixeira negotiated with the Yankees' archrivals this winter, his grudge apparently forgotten during a bidding battle. The Red Sox were considered the favorites until the Bronx Bombers swooped down with an eight-year, $180 million deal last Tuesday.

As a Yankee, Teixeira is sure to face familiar questions: Can he thrive in the big city? Will he crack under the pressure of demanding fans and media?

"He'll handle all that," Norton said. "He'll be very professional."

Through his six-year career, Teixeira earned a reputation as a private person. The All-Star first baseman and his wife, Leigh, have a son, Jack, 2, and a daughter, Addison, 1.

He's also not afraid to step up for a good cause: On Mother's Day 2006, Teixeira was one of some four dozen big leaguers who used a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation.

It was a very personal decision. When he was 15, his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Although weak and tired from chemo, Margy Teixeira - now cancer-free - managed to attend his high school games.

While with the Rangers, Teixeira also handed out a dozen $5,000 college scholarships at local high schools through his charitable fund.

Unlike CC Sabathia, a fellow free agent who recently signed with the Yanks, Teixeira has never been leery of urban life.

"I love it. I love coming here," he once said during a trip to New York. "I grew up in a big city. I went to college in a big city. I like having a lot of things to do."

Teixeira will also have family nearby. His parents remain in Maryland, while his sister works in the city for a financial firm and lives in Hoboken.

"He's been raised by a wonderful family. He's got wonderful morals," gushed Pat Liebratore, whose son Nick was a high school friend of Teixeira.

Nick died in a car wreck during their junior year. Teixeira later endowed a scholarship in Nick's name, and remained close with his friend's parents.

"I know he wanted to play for a successful team, that was his No. 1 priority," Liebatore said. "I don't think it was the money.

"I don't think anything will change him."

I like him already.

I like him already.

Ditto; can't wait for the season to start